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Augustine Cabrera Oroza

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:1950s
State:California
Support
Anti-Fascism
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Biography

Augustine Cabrera Oroza was one of the five Spanish sailors who deserted a Franco naval vessel and sought political asylum in the United States in July 1957. Held by the immigration service and ordered returned to Spain by a Los Angeles federal court, the five fought their forced repatriation through the Court of Appeals.

Case

Charges: U.S. immigration detention; ordered returned to Franco Spain
Sentence: Held in immigration detention; deportation fought
Convicted: Detained 1957; return ordered, then stayed pending appeal